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Life Cycle Assessment

Washington State University via OpenLearning

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Overview

Learn to conduct comprehensive Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) using industry-standard software to evaluate the environmental impact of products and services throughout their entire lifecycle. Master inventory analysis construction for products or services while measuring environmental impacts of various activities. Develop skills to interpret LCA results and identify critical hotspots in production processes, then analyze Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) and Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) results in alignment with established goals and scope. Complete full LCA studies from start to finish and compare different processes to determine the most sustainable options for environmental decision-making.

Syllabus

  • Develop an Life Cycle Assessment using an industry grade software
  • Construct an inventory analysis for your product or service
  • Measure the impact of your activities on the environment
  • Interpret the life cycle assessments results to identify hotspots in your production processes
  • Interpret results from LCI and LCIA in accordance to goal and scope
  • Perform a complete Life Cycle Assessment
  • Compare different processes to select the most sustainable

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Western Sydney University

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